چکیده:
Objective: Although emotions help us respond compatibly to the problems and opportunities
we encounter in life, their deviation can lay the foundation for emotional disorders.
Perfectionism is a person’s wish to meet ones as well as others’ expectations, albeit with better
quality than what the situation allows. According to research literature it seems that dimensions
of perfectionism can predict the severity of emotional disorders. The purpose of this study was
to examine the relationship between perfectionism and symptoms of emotional disorders.
Methods: This study was a descriptive, cross sectional, and correlation research. To achieve
the research objectives, two questionnaires of inventory of depression and anxiety symptoms
(IDAS), and perfectionism inventory were administered to a sample of 385 students studying
at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University.
Results: The results demonstrated that there is a strong correlation between perfectionism
and severity of the emotional disorder symptoms. Furthermore, the independent variables
such as the component of perfectionism can optimally predict the emotional disorders severity
(sig=0.001).
Conclusion: Considering the role of perfectionism in the prediction, etiology, and treatment of
emotional disorders, in order to enhance the mental health of the society, it is essential to take
a practical approach towards such studies.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"Despite the fact that research in this field and the clinical use of the transdiagnostic approach started a short time ago, consider- able attention has been drawn to this method (Barlow, Allen, & Choate, 2004) and the effectiveness of its interventions in the emotional disorders has been demonstrated (Norton, 2012).
In general, according to the research conducted to identify the common or transdiagnostic factors and pro- cesses leading to emotional disorders, these factors include repetitive negative thinking (Ehring & Watkins, 2008), insomnia (Harvey, 2008), repetitive thoughts (Watkins, 2009), emotional regulation (Aldao & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2010), mindfulness (Bernstein, Galia, & Vujanovic, 2011), rumination (McLaughlin, & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2011), in- tolerance of uncertainty (McEvoy & Mahoney, 2012), and perfectionism (Egan, Wade, & Shaffan, 2011).
In contrast, the significant negative correlation found between the aspects of per- fectionism and anxiety and depression demonstrate that increased positive perfectionism, including discipline, organization, purposefulness, and attempting to be per- fect leads to decreased emotional disorders.
These researchers regard this dimension of perfectionism as a positive one, whereas considering the results of this study regarding the presence of a significant positive relationship between this aspect of perfectionism and emotional disorder symptoms severity show that the as- sumption offered by Jamshidy (2009) regarding the ef- fect of culture on the positive or negative assumption of this attribute may be proven."